On‑Site Environmental Compliance Specialist (Multi‑Media)

Herndon Solutions Group; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Herndon Solutions Group is seeking an Environmental Compliance Specialist I to support NASA Glenn’s Armstrong Test Facility in Ohio. You will administer day‑to‑day compliance across waste, stormwater, spill prevention, and wastewater, coordinating with Lewis Field and GRC facilities.

This on‑site role requires OSHA/HAZWOPER training and the ability to work independently. The position emphasizes multi‑media compliance, inspections, sampling coordination, and accurate documentation to support

Qualifications

• RCRA hazardous waste management experience and training.
• DOT hazardous materials handling knowledge and refreshers.
• OSHA 40‑hour HAZWOPER training and refreshers.
• Experience with stormwater, wastewater, and spill response programs.
• Ability to coordinate permits, inspections, records, and reporting across media.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements and cross‑media compliance coordination.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary on‑site compliance coordinator for GRC‑ATF across waste, POL/tank, spill, stormwater, and wastewater programs, maintaining awareness of permits, plans, inspections, monitoring, records, deliverables, and corrective actions.
• Evaluate facility operations, projects, material and waste storage, tanks, outfalls, wastewater discharges, construction activities, and spill conditions for potential multi‑media environmental requirements, and route issues to the appropriate functional lead.
• Conduct and document hazardous waste accumulation area, universal waste, used oil, POL/tank, stormwater, wastewater, construction, and other assigned compliance inspections; identify deficiencies and recommend corrective actions.
• Support regulated and controlled waste activities at ATF, including generator coordination, waste determinations, profiles, accumulation‑area management, shipment documentation, sampling coordination, and cradle‑to‑grave records.
• Support SPCC, POL, and tank program requirements, including inspections, inventory validation, spill response guide updates, alarm and event documentation, closure or maintenance support, and corrective‑action tracking.
• Maintain ATF spill readiness and provide initial technical coordination for spill assessment, containment strategy, sampling, waste management, documentation, and post‑event follow‑up.
• Support stormwater permit implementation through site surveillance, inspections, sampling coordination, documentation, and updates to stormwater management plans.
• Support wastewater compliance through permit awareness, sampling coordination, data review, inspections, and reporting inputs.
• Coordinate with laboratories and functional‑area leads on sampling plans, chain of custody, data quality, and results.
• Prepare or support ATF compliance reports, inspection records, permit data, and audit documentation.
• Analyze cross‑media findings to identify risk and opportunities for integrated corrective action.
• Support environmental audits, regulatory inspections, and drills with accurate records.
• Coordinate with Hazardous Waste Specialists to ensure consistent practices across GRC locations.
• Independently evaluate multi‑media compliance and prioritize findings for regulatory or safety impact.
• Own ATF issue tracking through closure and regulatory coordination.

Skills

RCRA Hazardous Waste

Hazardous Materials Handling

HAZWOPER Training

Stormwater Compliance

Wastewater Compliance

Regulatory Coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental science

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Herndon Solutions Group is seeking an Environmental Compliance Specialist I to support NASA Glenn’s Armstrong Test Facility in Ohio. You will administer day‑to‑day compliance across waste, stormwater, spill prevention, and wastewater, coordinating with Lewis Field and GRC facilities.

This on‑site role requires OSHA/HAZWOPER training and the ability to work independently. The position emphasizes multi‑media compliance, inspections, sampling coordination, and accurate documentation to support